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Taxon:
Acacia koa
A. Gray
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Acacia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
313146
Place of publication:
C. Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15:480. 1854
Verified:
06/21/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Acacia koa
A. Gray var.
koa
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Racosperma koa
(A. Gray) Pedley
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia heterophylla
Willd. var.
latifolia
Benth.
Acacia kauaiensis
Hillebr.
Acacia koa
A. Gray var.
hawaiiensis
Rock
Acacia koa
A. Gray var.
lanaiensis
Rock
Acacia koa
A. Gray var.
latifolia
(Benth.) H. St. John
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Baker, P. J. et al.
2009. Koa (
Acacia koa
) ecology and silviculture. Techn. Publ. U.S. Forest Serv. PSW-GTR-211:1-129.
Beetle, A. A.
1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Elevitch, C. R., ed.
The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Acacia-koa.pdf
Note:
Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Acacia+koa&quantity=1
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Pedley, L.
1975. Revision of the extra-Australian species of
Acacia
subg.
Heterophyllum
. Contr. Queensland Herb. 18:1-24.
Pedley, L.
1986. Derivation and dispersal of
Acacia
(Leguminosae), with particular reference to Australia, and the recognition of
Senegalia
and
Racosperma
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 92:248.
Note:
=
Racosperma koa
(A. Gray) Pedley
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rico-Arce, Maria de Lourdes.
2007. A checklist and synopsis of American species of
Acacia
(Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)
Note:
Comision Nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad. Tlalpan, Mexico.
St. John, H.
1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
St. John, H.
1980. Classification of
Acacia koa
and relatives (Leguminosae). Pacific Sci. 33:357-367.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Wagner, W. L. et al.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
URL:
http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/query2.cfm
Common names
English
koa acacia –
Reference(s)
Hawaiian
koa –
Reference(s)
Swedish
koa –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
Native
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Materials
wood
timber
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Name
References